Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The “Day with the Heritage” are training courses in History, Art and Heritage in where, in an informal way, participants travel themes to build itineraries biographical and space. Whose principal aim is to raise awareness of the importance of heritage ed memory of places, these courses lead us through a virtual journey through space and time
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
According to a new study from satellite observations, the losses exceed those at the two poles of glaciers and mountain ice caps, raising fears that rising sea levels greater than predicted so far. Read More
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Government Chief Scientist Professor Sir John Beddington discusses the imperatives for action for a sustainable global food system, his subject at this month’s SDUK conference:“This is a unique time in history decisions now and over the next few decades will disproportionately influence the future.”We also look at diverse research projects: Creative Climate’s narratives of
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
The meters will be used to underpin a green heating subsidy scheme which will see more than £4 billion invested by the Government by the end of the decade. Householders, businesses and public buildings are to be offered cash incentives to install environmentally friendly technology under an initiative known as the Renewable Heat Incentive. Read More
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Cargill has signed an agreement with SkySails GmbH & Co. KG (SkySails) to use wind power technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry. SkySails, based in Hamburg, has developed innovative, patented technology that uses a kite which flies ahead of the vessel and generates enough propulsion to reduce consumption of bunker fuel
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
The overall objective of the new TRANSfer project is to enable decision-makers in developing countries to develop climate change strategies in the transport sector as Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions. The 3-year project is run by the GIZ and funded by the German Environment Ministry. During the project, GIZ will develop a handbook on “Navigating Transport
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Download the brochure from the National Geographic Institute specially made for her 70 years. 70 years during which the mapping has changed dramatically, particularly through the development of computing and digital technologies. Read More
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Fifty million “environmental refugees” will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change, experts warned at a major science conference that ended here Monday. “In 2020, the UN has projected that we will have 50 million environmental refugees,” University of California, Los Angeles professor Cristina Tirado said at the
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
The European Commission has, today, taken an important step in preparing for the full inclusion of aviation in the EU’s emissions trading system (EU ETS) from 1 January next year. The European Commission has decided on the historical aviation emissions which will be used to calculate the number of aviation allowances to be available from 2012.
Monday, March 7th, 2011
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Alakopru Dam, part of a project to carry potable and irrigation water from Turkey to northern Cyprus, will take place in the Anamur district in the southern province of Mersin on Monday. Water from the Alakopru Dam will be carried to Turkish Cyprus via underwater pipes. Each year 75 million cubic
